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Coyote Drive-In Theater Concert

July 1, 2020

The May concert was produced by Onstage Systems at the Coyote Drive-In Theater in Fort Worth. The event was a fun, but challenging event to produce. The Coyote Drive-In Theater concert also had the significance of being one of the first events to bring live music back to Fort Worth in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown.

coyote drive-in theater concert audience — Photo by Andrew Sherman – Lone Sound Magazine

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Drive-In Theater Concert Event Challenges

drive-in concert performers and sign — Photo by Andrew Sherman – Lone Sound Magazine

The biggest challenge was accounting for the health and safety of everyone involved. That was why the Coyote Drive-In Theater made a great venue choice for hosting a live, outdoor concert. The audience area was large and designed for attendees to be separated in parking spots. Attendees were assigned parking to every other parking spot. This helped create natural social distancing space between attendees. Onstage Systems also followed the latest health guidelines for hand sanitation and wore masks in close proximity. Coyote Drive-In Theater helped ensure social distancing with signage and limiting occupancy around the restroom and concession areas.

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Onstage Systems fully utilized the Coyote Drive-In Theater’s space while providing the addition of the lighting, mobile staging, and full audio support appropriate to a concert of this size, to included FM transmission. This allowed attendees the option to listen to the concert over their car FM radios while enjoying the air conditioning. However, many concert attendees took the opportunity to get a little sun and fresh air, listening to a full L’acoustics concert PA system out in the open air from lawn chairs and pickup beds.

Photo by Andrew Sherman – Lone Sound Magazine

The second big challenge Onstage Systems had to overcome to make the event a success was the Coyote Drive-In Theater’s schedule. The drive-in was in full operation with nightly movie times starting after dark. The Friday show did not end until 11 PM. The Onstage team hustled in the dark to set up the stage, lighting, and all the integration for the Saturday afternoon show. And once the show was over they struck the scene in two hours and had Coyote Drive-In Theater back to normal in time for its 8:45 PM movie.

While the Coyote Drive-In Theater concert was a one-time event, Onstage Systems looks forward to doing more drive-in concert events in the future. In addition to producing live in-person events, Onstage has experience producing live streams and other virtual events.

Learn more about Onstage Systems virtual event services HERE.

Political Event Production Solutions

May 8, 2020

Event Production Solutions for Political Events

As your campaign prepares for November, your message will need to get in front of the public in a clear, concise, and professional manner. If your political values are all about hard work, family values, and achieving the American Dream, Onstage Systems is the perfect political events solutions partner.

Since 1978, we’ve built our business as a family-oriented culture. Our grit and hard work are unmatched, while our kindness and compassion are more than just our company values. They represent how we treat one another and our clients.

Onstage started in a small warehouse in Dallas, but has become one of the biggest and most innovative event production companies in the US. We use our extensive knowledge and state-of-the-art tools to help you get the most from your budget while leaving a lasting impact on constituents.

When you select us to handle the audio visual services for your political event, you can focus on your message instead of all the details. Here’s a brief overview of how we can help:

Virtual Event Production for Political Events Amidst COVID-19

As we navigate these unprecedented times, Onstage is already experienced in the art of live streaming. We will work with you to design and create professional online stage sets that are aligned with your brand and live stream your presenter(s), without losing the impact of your message. If your message has to be virtual, we’re ready to lend our expertise.

Political Rallies

No matter how solid your message is, if your attendees can’t hear it, it will be lost. Onstage has the technical know-how and one of the biggest inventories of audio and visual equipment ready to be installed at your political event. Additionally, we understand how to provide strong security measures and crowd control equipment, as well as ADA ramps that ensure that everyone can attend.

Press Conferences

Ensuring that the media gets the best possible version of your message is incredibly important. After all, any technical issues or poor audio visual quality will be instantly judged and reported on. We’ll ensure that your audio, visual and graphics are presented in the most professional way possible. Whether you need this event completely produced by us or simply need to rent equipment, we have you covered.

Political Debates

When two candidates may have major differences of opinion, they can agree on one thing: Being able to properly hear and see every word is the most important challenge of any political debate. From the right audio visual equipment to properly setting the stage, Onstage will check every box allowing you to stay on message.

Town Halls

Answering the questions of voters is a time-honored tradition. Instead of worrying about the technical and event space challenges, Onstage is ready to handle every single detail. Plus, we’re also experts at ensuring that seating, crowd control, and ADA-approved ramps are installed.

Onstage Systems has more than 40 years of experience handling the audio visual needs of political events of all sizes and scope. Our industry-leading team of production managers, riggers and stage designers, and audio and video engineers are ready to help in any way possible.

Connect with us today by phone at 972-686-4488 or via email at info@onstagesystems.com.

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Audio Visual Production Services for the State Fair of Texas

November 1, 2019

Nearly every year since 1886, Dallas has been home to the signature event, the State Fair of Texas. Over two million people from Texas and neighboring states annually flock to Fair Park for the games, deep-fried food, and exciting live event productions.

Onstage has played a part in this tradition for many years by providing audio visual production services for the State Fair of Texas, such as professional stage lighting, audio, staging rentals, and video elements throughout the fairgrounds. We’ve also been able to take staging and stage design to the next level with a featured stage in the middle of a fountain that provided as a platform for varying dance and acrobatic performances.

Stage design, lighting, av production for the State Fair of Texas by Onstage Systems

While working the fair, Onstage has run into various audio visual production challenges. From power and cabling in a water fountain to rooftop access for performance areas, Texas-sized problems require Texas-sized thinking. The experience and versatility of our technicians play the biggest part of our success.

Stage design, lighting, audio visual production for the State Fair of Texas by Onstage Systems

Onstage has procured waterproof speaker cables that can be run in fountains as well as custom speaker configurations. All this ensures for clear 360-degree audio projection from the stage. We also had wireless lighting controls to reduce the amount of cabling within the viewing areas. To protect the robotic lighting from the constantly changing Texas weather, eco domes were used for over 4 weeks through rehearsals and live performances.

Audio Visual Production for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

September 10, 2019

Our company has a very interesting history with the DSO. It began in 1980 at the Fair Park Music Hall, which at the time was the home for the orchestra. This relationship started with the founder of our company, Charles Belcher. We provided audio, engineering, and backline support for all pop artists that have performed with the symphony.

The relationship was taken to a new level early on in 1982 when we were chosen to be the sound company for the DSO's summer home at "Starfest". This was a huge step for both the DSO and our company. We provided a sound system for a 15,000 seat outdoor venue. This system stayed in place for two months during June and July for several years of Starfest.

The relationship continued through the years with Russell Purdue, who has been an integral fixture with the company for over 30 years. We were also there to support DSO with the opening of their new home at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in 1989, when they performed with Johnny Mathis and Leontyne Price. We continue to support DSO in this manner to date.

In 2012, Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Onstage Systems partnered again to open Klyde Warren Park in 2012 accompanying Jackie Evancho. This has created yet another partnership at Klyde Warren Park with the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation.

We may have a new name, new gear, and new engineers, but the heart of that relationship remains. This is due to Russell’s high standard of excellence and customer service to this and all other clients that give us the honor of working with us. As Russell transitions to retirement, the third generation of Onstage is charged with taking the helm and continuing the tradition of service and passion with the Symphony.

Symphonic concerts at the Meyerson, Christmas performances, as well as the Summer Series of Concerts are the hallmark of this extensive relationship. Artists of varying disciplines have played with this masterful ensemble of performers from Erykah Badu, Leslie Odom, Jr., Wynton Marsalis, and Chris Botti, just to name a few recent indoor engagements. With the introduction of our Stageline SL320, the DSO now has consistency in their performance space in the ever-challenging outdoor environment.

Our family at DSO continues to provide their symphonic artistry to Dallas. If you look about 90 feet in front of the stage, you will see a member of Onstage providing the amplification to yet another tremendous performance!

AV Production and Stage Design for the JMBLYA Music Festival

August 5, 2019

AV Production and STage Design for the JMBLYA Music Festival

Since its inception in 2013, JMBLYA has positioned itself as one of Texas’ unrivaled hip-hop-oriented music festivals. This year, Onstage was asked to assist with the av production which included our flagship L’Acoustics K1 Speaker system as well as our Stageline SL320 for the 2nd stage. Onstage also provided the artist runway for a more intimate connection between artists and festival-goers. Production stage wings, upstage ramps and loading docks were also provided to ensure smooth transitions between artists' performances. Onstage also provided custom ADA compliant platforms and VIP viewing platforms taking the festival experience to the next level of service.

AV Production and stage design for the JMBLYA Music Festival

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